Evolutionary psychologists believe that there are increased risks in stepfamilies due to:
a. stepparents being less devoted to other people's children.
b. having children is more risky than not having children since it may cause death of a parent.
c. children need to learn to adapt to their environments more in stepfamilies than in biological families.
d. all of these
A
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